Rays record lowest attendance for an MLB postseason game in 104 years

Rays-Rangers Wild Card Game 1 generates lowest MLB postseason attendance in more than 100 years

The Tampa Bay Rays hosted the Texas Rangers to kick off the MLB postseason on Tuesday afternoon, but it was not the raucous crowd usually found in a playoff atmosphere.  The home of the Rays, attendance at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, has been notoriously low compared to other MLB teams for years. It is an outdated dome that already has plans to be left in 2028.  However, while it does not come as a surprise that a Tuesday afterno…

Rays see lowest playoff attendance since 1919

The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Rangers and Rays drew just 19,704 fans to Tropicana Field on Tuesday, the lowest for a postseason game since the 1919 World Series other than during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rays' Wild Card opener draws 19,704, lowest since 1919 for non-pandemic MLB postseason

The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays drew an announced crowd of just 19,704 to Tropicana Field on Tuesday.

Rays' Wild Card opener draws 19,704, lowest since 1919 for non-pandemic MLB postseason

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays drew an announced crowd of just 19,704 to Tropicana Field on Tuesday, the lowest for a postseason game since the 1919 World Series other than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The crowd for the 4-0 loss to Texas was roughly 5,300 below the listed capacity of Tropicana Field. The game began at 3:07 p.m. and …

Rays' Wild Card opener draws 19,704, lowest since 1919 for non-pandemic MLB postseason

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays drew an announced crowd of just 19,704 to Tropicana Field on

Rays' Wild Card opener draws 19,704, lowest since 1919 for non-pandemic MLB postseason

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays drew an announced crowd of just 19,704 to Tropicana Field on […]